While he lacks lengthy head coaching experience, he has taken the Golden Hurricane to postseason tournaments in each of his two seasons with them. That includes an appearance in the 2013 CBI.

This year's Tulsa team earned a No. 13 seed in the NCAA tournament and lost to UCLA in its postseason opener.

Wake Forest hasn't reached the postseason since 2010, when Dino Gaudio was fired weeks after the Demon Deacons were eliminated by Kentucky.

He was replaced by Bzdelik, who resigned under intense public pressure two weeks ago after four mostly disappointing seasons marked by roster attrition and poor play away from Winston-Salem.

He went 51-76 with a 17-51 record in Atlantic Coast Conference play, and the Demon Deacons won just two ACC road games under his leadership.

Eight players transferred out during his tenure, which ended with a 29-point loss to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC tournament -- the second-most lopsided ACC tournament loss in school history.